Research has shown that the most effective treatment for substance use is tailored to each patient’s needs, beliefs and symptoms, and to his or her unique problems."

"Addiction treatment needs to be fully funded and people with issues need referral to highly-qualified facilities that offer evidence-based treatment and provide thorough follow-up and link people to community services to support their recovery."

"Patients from all walks of life, and of all ages and genders, will have the best chance at recovering from addiction when they are thorough assessed at intake and have their treatment tailored to their individual needs."

Tonmoy Sharma, M.B.B.S., M.S.c., is the founder and CEO of Sovereign Health, a leading behavioral health treatment and recovery system located in the United States, Europe and India. Sharma’s extensive professional experience and background as a neuroscientist and psychiatrist have provided him with unique insight into the care and management of patients with behavioral health and substance use disorders. With more than 30 years of experience, Sharma’s leadership, accomplishments and contributions as a neuroscientist, psychiatrist, researcher, instructor and author have earned him prestigious awards, honors and grants for advancing the understanding of mental health conditions and their treatment.

Sharma has led over 20 national and international clinical trials, authored more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles and co-authored five books and chapters on schizophrenia, including two with the Oxford University Press. His extensive research focuses on the relationships between the brain, cognition and human behavior in psychiatric disorders, particularly schizophrenia. He is a highly sought-after neuroscience instructor and worked as a Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry in London. As a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Sharma helped to lead a five year-initiative, called the Changing Minds Campaign, to combat the stigma of central nervous system (CNS) illness.